stringency | Definition of stringency

Synonyms and Antonyms of stringency

the quality or state of being demanding or unyielding (as in discipline or criticism)

some people objected to the stringency of the new regulations regarding the alteration of building exteriors in the historic district

Synonyms of stringency

exactingness, hardness, harshness, inflexibility, rigidity, rigidness, rigor, rigorousness, severity, sternness, strictness

Words Related to stringency

callousness, hard-heartedness, implacability, obduracy, obdurateness, pitilessness

dourness, gruffness

asceticism, austereness, austerity, monasticism

determination, firmness, resolve, steadfastness

obstinacy, stubbornness

Near Antonyms of stringency

forbearance, indulgence, kindness, lenience, patience, softness, tenderness, tolerance

responsiveness, willingness

compliance, pliability, pliancy

Antonyms of stringency

flexibility, gentleness, laxness, mildness